Word Origin & History

shunt early 13c., perhaps from shunen "to shun" (see shun). Adopted by railways 1842 as a verb, 1862 as a noun, and by technicians in the sense of "electrical conductor" from 1863. Medical use dates from 1923.

Example Sentences for shunt

The lower the resistance of the shunt required, the less wire we use.

All right,” he answered, endeavoring to look unconcerned, “shunt us off.

Should the shunt box be required, it has to be connected with terminals II.

Well, we can shunt Mr. Hiltze off 273 a little, if you wish.

Connect the telegraph key, the buzzer and the dry cell in series and then shunt them around the grid condenser.

In fact, a voltmeter is an ammeter which has had its shunt removed or disconnected.

In a short shunt machine, the shunt winding is subjected to a higher voltage than with a long shunt.

Why, indeed, and it is a question a patient people cannot shunt much longer.

In the operation of a shunt dynamo what is its characteristic feature?

The galvanometer can be calibrated with this resistance, which is known as a shunt.